December 3, New York, NY—WallachBeth Capital LLC (“WB”), the institutional agency broker specializing in options and Exchange-Traded-Fund (ETFs), announced the hiring of Matt Gohd, the trading market strategist whose contrarian market calls have been widely-followed for two decades by leading hedge fund managers and industry observers. Mr. Gohd, a 30-year industry veteran joins WallachBeth as Senior Managing Director/Option Strategy.
According to WallachBeth CEO, Michael Wallach, “Our firm’s platform is based on providing objective market insight and conflict-free execution for sophisticated clients. Matt’s well-regarded contrarian approach to gauging market trends and constructing option strategies that capitalize on changes in market dynamics further enhances our idea generation role. His perspective is both a natural complement to our core business and a compelling adjunct to the equity research product that we launched in Q3 of this year.”
Mr. Gohd, who is often quoted by news media and has appeared frequently on CNBC and FOX Business, began his career more than 30 years ago at Bear Stearns & Co. He later founded the investment banking firm Bluestone Capital, which managed more than $1 billion in initial public offerings prior to its acquisition in 2001. Immediately prior to joining WallachBeth, Mr. Gohd was senior managing director and principal for the Tactical Strategies Group at New York-based Revere Securities.